British Columbia Medical Association (BCMA)

Description

The British Columbia Medical Association (BCMA) is a voluntary association of British Columbia's physicians, medical residents, and medical students. The BCMA has over 11 000 members, with about 8500 in active medical practice. This represents approximately 95% of practising physicians in British Columbia.
Governed by an elected body of physicians, the BCMA represents the collective view of the medical profession of British Columbia and negotiates for and on behalf of physicians for their compensation. The Association is also responsible for setting medical service fee schedules and negotiating the schedule of benefits paid by the Medical Services Plan as well as representing sessional, salaried, and other alternative payment physicians.
The Association aims to advance the practice and science of medicine and the health of British Columbians by working for the improvement of medical education, health care legislation, and the delivery of hospital and other health care services.
The BCMA is separate and distinct from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, which is the body established by the Health Professions Act to oversee the licensing and disciplining of doctors.

Member benefits

Home and Office, Office Overhead, and Medical Office Benefit insurance programs
Life, Disability, and Accidental insurance programs
Travel insurance programs
Financial services from MD Financial
Club MD member discounts, including sporting events, entertainment, car purchasing and leasing, hotels, car rentals, and cell phone plans